Departamento académico: (FM) Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública

Centro académico: Facultad de Medicina (FM)

Centro clínico de la Universidad de Navarra: Cancer Center Clínica Universidad de Navarra (CCUN)

Organización: Universidad de Navarra

Research group: Epidemiología y Salud Pública

Email: nmartincalvo@unav.es

Personal web / Curriculum Vitae: https://www.proyectosendo.es/

Doctor by the Universidad de Navarra with the thesis Ingesta de grasas y consumo de bebidas carbonatadas azucaradas y obesidad en la infancia y adolescencia un estudio de casos y controles 2014. Supervised by Dr. Miguel Ángel Martínez González, Dr. Amelia A. Martí del Moral.

I am a pediatrician and associate professor at the University of Navarra, specializing in child nutrition and nutritional epidemiology. My academic background includes a Ph.D. in Medicine from the University of Navarra and a one-year postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. I have also enhanced my training with postgraduate courses in modern methods of biostatistics and epidemiology and in artificial intelligence applied to health sciences. I lead high-impact projects, such as the SENDO project, focused on studying the effects of diet and lifestyle on children’s and adolescents’ health. This has resulted in 28 publications in scientific journals and has received funding from various Spanish pediatric associations. Additionally, I am responsible for the SANTE initiative, aimed at tackling child malnutrition in developing countries through innovative strategies, such as Tenebrio molitor (mealworm) farming and local production of insect powder. My professional commitment is focused on creating a positive impact on child health through the integration of science, education, and global collaboration. My research lines include: Child nutrition and lifestyle as tools for preventing obesity and other chronic diseases. Nutritional interventions using insect powder in developing countries. Innovation in the application of artificial intelligence in public health. As of 2024, I have contributed more than 96 articles to scientific journals, 17 of which rank among the top 10% most cited. With an H-index of 26 and over 2,700 citations, my research has had a significant impact on both academic and clinical fields. I also serve as a regular reviewer for high-impact scientific journals and as an evaluator of national and regional research projects. Furthermore, I teach biostatistics, epidemiology, and research methodology. I have supervised five doctoral theses and am currently mentoring five more candidates, fostering a new generation of cutting-edge research.